place federal responsibility on me.
The evidence reached Grant the night before his wedding.
He confronted Vanessa in the bridal suite while her gown hung beside the window.
She did not deny it.
“If the beds worked,” she said, “the documents would have remained forgotten. If they failed, Meridian needed someone to blame.”
“You planned to frame Claire.”
Vanessa faced him through the mirror.
“You approved the press release blaming her. You approved the lawsuit. You gave her $120 million so everyone would believe she had been paid to stay
